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US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said on Wednesday he was hopeful of finding a common ground for working with the new government in Islamabad in order to improve relations between the US and Pakistan.
“First stop Pakistan; a new…

MADRID: Spain said Tuesday it has cancelled a 2015 deal to sell 400 laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia, which is leading a coalition fighting Huthi militants in Yemen.
A defence ministry spokesman confirmed a Cadena Ser radio report that…

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor sought the death penalty against prominent cleric Sheikh Salman al-Awda at the start of his trial Tuesday in Riyadh, a year after his arrest, media said.
Awda faces 37 charges, the pro-government…

WASHINGTON DC: Two of President Donald Trump’s top officials are finally heading for talks in India this week, after Washington twice pulled the plug on the summit.
The so-called 2+2 dialogue will see Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and…

After days of vitriol from President Donald Trump, big Silicon Valley firms face lawmakers in the coming week with a chance to burnish their image — or face a fresh bashing.
Top executives from Twitter and Facebook were to appear in two…

NEW YORK: Roger Federer made a shock exit from the US Open on Monday after the five-time champion was beaten 3-6 7-5 7-6(7) 7-6(3) by unseeded Australian John Millman in the round of 16.
Millman, ranked 55th in the world, was dominated by…

CALIFORNIA: 10 people have been shot in a mass shooting at an apartment complex in San Bernardino, California.
According to the police, Three victims are in severe condition while the rest are being treated in a local hospital.
Though…

YANGON: A Myanmar judge on Monday found two Reuters journalists guilty of breaching a law on state secrets and jailed them for seven years, in a landmark case seen as a test of progress towards democracy in the Southeast Asian country.…

China imposed a ban on Sunday on transporting pigs and pork products from provinces which have reported outbreaks of African swine fever and will shut live hog markets in the regions, as authorities found a sixth case of the highly…

BEIJING: China’s defence ministry said on Thursday that it was supporting Afghanistan’s defence and counterterrorism efforts, a day after Beijing denied a plan to build a base in Afghanistan and to send Chinese forces to the war-torn…